Earlier this month, SWIFT announced that it would be providing an interface for The Clearing House (TCH)’s upcoming Real-Time Payments (RTP) system. SWIFT’s Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH) will act as a gateway for banks to manage the requirements of the different networks they connect to, one of which is RTP.

Shouldn’t check fraud be a thing of the past? As someone who follows all the latest trends in cybercrime and security protections, I’m left scratching my head whenever I hear about a company losing a large sum of money due to check fraud. But I’m just a journalist.

With all the hype around fintech over the past few years, I think it is important to stay focused and realize that fintech development should be aimed at making real issues better for the end-user. Technology can often do a lot more than what can be implemented on a practical basis.

Over the last several months, we've been hearing a lot about how blockchain is going to revolutionize treasury and finance. Whenever a new piece of technology hits the market, treasury professionals are going to be skeptical. Could blockchain be beneficial?

Fintech is a pretty broad term. I hear it pretty much everywhere I go these days, in reference to blockchain/distributed ledgers, cross-border payments, trade finance —pretty much anything that involves finance and technology. Hence the name ‘fintech’.

Given the populist movements across the globe, in particular the Brexit vote in the UK, the Trump victory in the United States and the looming elections in France, conducting business around the world is becoming much more complex. Add to that potential trade sanctions and it gets even more difficult.

Deposit ratings are the latest instrument in rating agencies’ toolkit. They can be particularly useful for corporate treasurers, because they give you a better view of how vulnerable your bank deposits are.

Given the populist movements across the globe, in particular the Brexit vote in the UK, the Trump victory in the United States and the looming elections in France, conducting business around the world is becoming much more complex. Add to that potential trade sanctions and it gets even more difficult.

In the days since the financial crisis, the treasury function has gradually become more strategic. Amid all the turmoil in the financial markets and geopolitically around the globe, treasury executives have become more involved in different areas of the organization—some of which have next to nothing to do with the treasury function itself. It is against this backdrop that the AFP Executive Forum comes to New York.

Deposit ratings are the latest instrument in rating agencies’ toolkit. They can be particularly useful for corporate treasurers, because they give you a better view of how vulnerable your bank deposits are.

Given the populist movements across the globe, in particular the Brexit vote in the UK, the Trump victory in the United States and the looming elections in France, conducting business around the world is becoming much more complex. Add to that potential trade sanctions and it gets even more difficult.

I recently held a conference call with AFP’s Treasury Advisory Group to discuss the fee statements they are receiving from their banks. Generally, practitioners are frustrated because they are often unable to make accurate comparisons of the fees their banking partners charge.

Setting an appropriate capital structure is a balance between maintaining the financial strength of the company and providing sufficient opportunities to create growth. Get it wrong and a bad decision on capital structure can result in a company losing control of strategy.